1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 5c12036b0..0b949b7fb 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ int replace_each_worktree_head_symref(const char *oldref, const char *newref,
 	for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
 		if (worktrees[i]->is_detached)
 			continue;
-		if (strcmp(oldref, worktrees[i]->head_ref))
+		if (worktrees[i]->head_ref &&
+		    strcmp(oldref, worktrees[i]->head_ref))
 			continue;
 
 		if (set_worktree_head_symref(get_worktree_git_dir(worktrees[i]),